I welcome Mary Kenny’s wonderful article ‘I’m wedded to the idea gay couples deserve equality’, and it is a wonderful to see phrases like ‘the issue of ‘equality’ has proved persuasive.’ And …why shouldn’t they enjoy the same rights?… – published in the Belfast Telegraph January 31, 2012.

My only observation is that ‘deserve equality’ would seem to indicate that we have suddenly done something to change the status quo – we haven’t!!

The LGBT community is the same as it has always been, with the same rich diversity as any other community – what we have always asked for is parity – apply the same rules to everyone equally.